PRESS RELEASE

5/08/2008 “The Routes of the Olive Tree” changes its route. The Chinese authorities hasn’t given any official answer to our Cultural Foundation, concerning the issue of the members of this expedition entry visa into China. The organisors of this trip still haven’t got any answer – nor positive nor negative – even after having given …

TOWARDS THE NORTH

4 & 5 August 2008: Balqash – Temirtau We followed our route towards the North of the country, where we stopped for two days in a camping site, only one block from the Temirtau Lake, that used to be a soviet summer camp. This way, the riders as well as the participants got a chance …

THE BALQASH LAKE

3 August 2008: Almaty – Balqash We rode most of the day, following the Sary Ishikotaudesert limits as well as the huge Balkach lake, one of the four biggest lake in Central Asia, today threatened to disappear. In the middle of this very surprising scenery, where the wind often blows a lot, we stopped in …

A DAY DEDICATED TO MEETINGS AND INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE

2 August 2008: Almaty We stayed one more day at the Panfilovo camping site. During the day, several collaboration protocoles have been signed by the Routes of the Olive Tree cultural Foundation, the Messinian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Greek Chambers of Commerce Union, represented by George Karabatos. The first one has been …